Tommy

507 Garfield Avenue

"Old" Folcroft

Delcroft School (Mrs. Fisher, Grade 6)

FLOOR: Duke Schneider, Steve Tustin, Richard Johnson, Harry Miller, Roy Peebles.
FIRST ROW: Phyllis Sassanni , Debbie Masters, Diane Hunter, Diane Fraser, Iris Hofle, Susan Jamison, Wendy Reedy, Robin Welker, Sandy Rensimer.
MIDDLE ROW: Mike Costello, Jack White, Dotty White, Lynn Cosgrove, Dolores Curran, Debbie Weaver, Barbara Burns, Bill McNeill, Keith McHugh, John Connelly.
BACK ROW: John Carr, Mark ?, Bud O'Neill, Robert Bingaman, John Cosgrove, John Cavaliere, Ken Martin, Tom Hofford,  Wayne Reinhardt, Harvey Worrell, Hugh Coulburn, Rob Norbeck

Recollections from classmates:

Tommy lived in old Folcroft.  He was one of the small group of us that were sent to Delcroft school in 5th grade, when our teacher resigned part way through the school year to get married.  It was a really new  experience for us.  There were about 15 of us that had been together since kindergarten.  We were split up among the classes already in place at Delcroft.  ~ Gail Wiley Hassel

I think Tom lived on Garfield... his parents were neighbors of mine when I lived there.  ~ Linda Eiserman Newell

Tommy was electrocuted.  I was with him at the time.  So was Steve Warren.  It happened under the railroad bridge headed towards the Jr. High School.  ~ Ken Martin

Tommy was electrocuted near the railroad bridge on Folcroft Ave.  It was very sad.  He was the first person our age that we knew who died.   ~ Gail Wiley Hassel